University of California Davis Health sent letters to 6,900 patients with Aetna informing them the systems will be out-of-network if a new contract agreement is not reached by April 22.
Other systems affected by the contract negotiations include
- UC San Diego Health
- UC San Francisco Health
- UC Los Angeles Health
- UC Irvine Health
- UC Riverside Health
The contract negotiations affect Aetna HMO and PPO members. The negotiations do not include Medi-Cal plans.
In a statement to The Sacramento Bee, the UC Office of the President said it is “actively working” toward reaching an agreement with Aetna.
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